The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Denard Robinson Moves Up In Final Weeks Of The Season Michigan lists went into hiatus — along with the Wolverines' Big Ten champion- ship hopes — when the senior went out of the Nebraska game with an in- jury. He didn't return until weeks later, against Iowa on Senior Day. Still, Robinson managed to put Denard Robinson's rise up the all-time himself even further ahead in terms of Michigan's all-time total yardage list and moved up on several others. Here is a rundown of where Robinson stands, with just one game remaining in his luminous U-M career: 1. Chad Henne 2. John Navarre 3. Elvis Grbac Rk. Player Career Passing Attempts 4. Denard Robinson 5 Todd Collins 5. Tom Brady 7. Steve Smith 8. Jim Harbaugh 9. Brian Griese Attempts 1,387 1,366 835 746 711 711 648 620 606 ines ended just before halftime of the fateful Oct. 27 loss at Nebraska. He hasn't thrown a pass since, and isn't going to be heaving 90 of them in a bowl game, no matter how much his ailing right arm has healed. That means he'll go into the books No. 4 on Michi- gan's all-time list for passing attempts. • Robinson's passing efforts for the Wolver- 1. Chad Henne 4. Todd Collins 5. Tom Brady Rk. Player Career Passing Completions 6. Denard Robinson 7. Jim Harbaugh 8. Brian Griese Completions 828 457 443 427 387 355 poised to move into the top five all time at Michigan in terms of passes completed, prior to the injury. He'd need 17 completions in Michigan's bowl game to get that accom- plished now. 1. Chad Henne 2. John Navarre 3 Elvis Grbac Rk. Player Career Touchdown Passes 4. Denard Robinson 5. Rick Leach 6. Steve Smith TD Tosses 87 72 71 49 48 42 in Leach before he got hurt, in terms of touchdown passes completed. He will stay a solid fourth behind the big three of Henne, Navarre and Grbac. • Robinson slipped past a four-year starter • It's the same story here. Robinson was Robinson has risen to No. 3 on U-M's career rushing yardage list, with 4,395 yards, and he will take over the No. 2 spot (Anthony Thomas, 4,472) with 78 yards in the bowl game. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL Rk. Player Career Passing Yards 4. Denard Robinson 5. Todd Collins 6. Jim Harbaugh 7. Tom Brady 1. Chad Henne 2. John Navarre 3. Elvis Grbac Yards 9,715 9,254 6,460 6,250 5,858 5,449 5,351 on this list as well, but probably won't make Elvis leave the building in the bowl game. Robinson's total of 6,250 yards sounds very solid, though, for someone not considered a thrower as much as a runner. • Robinson has his top-five spot locked up Rk. Player Career Rushing Yards 2. Anthony Thomas 3. Denard Robinson 4. Jamie Morris 1. Mike Hart 5. Tyrone Wheatley 6. Butch Woolfolk 7. Chris Perry 8. Rob Lytle Yards 5,040 4,472 4,395 4,393 4,178 3,861 3,696 3,317 a pair of huge leaps on this closely watched Michigan all-time list. He surpassed Wheat- ley with his Senior Day running effort against Iowa. Then in Columbus, Robinson churned out enough yardage to slip past Morris by just two yards. Robinson also has a crack at No. 2 on this list, needing 78 yards rushing in Michigan's bowl game to outshine the A- Train on the ground. • Robinson got healthy just in time to make Rk. Player Career Rushing Touchdowns 1. Anthony Thomas 2. Tyrone Wheatley 3. Denard Robinson Rushing TDs 55 47 42 Career Rushing Touchdowns (cont.) 4. Mike Hart 5. Chris Perry 41 39 place on this list, and now stands there all alone. The senior quarterback will remain in that spot, or else the Wolverines will enjoy a very productive and happy New Year's Day. 1. Mike Hart Career 100-Yard Rushing Games Rk. Player 2. Anthony Thomas 3. Tyrone Wheatley 4. Denard Robinson 5. Jamie Morris 6. Butch Woolfolk 7. Rob Lytle 100-Yard Games 28 22 20 19 18 16 15 nal regular-season game, at Ohio State, giv- ing him 19 100-yard games in his career. He owns third place on that tally by himself now and could tie Wheatley for third with a big effort in the bowl game. • Robinson rushed for 122 yards in his fi- Rk. Player Career Total Offense 1. Denard Robinson 2. Chad Henne 3. John Navarre Total Offense 10,669 9,400 8,995 age king in a Michigan uniform. There may be challengers in the future, but it's hard to imagine someone with the running and passing skills (not to mention years at the helm) to challenge this mark. He is presently No. 6 all time in the Big Ten, behind only the following: Purdue's Drew Brees (12,692), Min- nesota's Adam Weber (11,790), Northwest- ern's Brett Basanez (11,576), Purdue's Cur- tis Painter (11,511) and Indiana's Antwaan Randle El (11,364). • Robinson is officially the all-time yard- DECEMBER 2012 THE WOLVERINE 37 • Robinson snapped a tie with Hart for third